myEtymology.com: French etymology of satire

Etymology of the French word satire

the Old French word satire

derived from the Classical Latin word satyrus (satyr; satyric play)

derived from the Greek word saturos, σάτυρος

English satire

Dutch satire, English satire, German Satire, Icelandic satíra, Italian satira, Latin satira, Lithuanian satyra, Russian caтиpa, Swedish satir

Word found in Old French